RECOGNIZING ISLAM RELIGION AND SOCIETY IN THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST
Recent crises in the Middle East have flooded the media with sensationalist and inaccurate portraits of Islam. This revised edition of Gilsenan's classic work shows that Islam covers a multitude of forms and practices which are woven into daily existence in complex and sometimes almost invisibl...
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| Language: | English |
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London
I.B. Tauris Publishers
2000
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Add Tag | Summary: | Recent crises in the Middle East have flooded the media with sensationalist and inaccurate portraits of Islam. This revised edition of Gilsenan's classic work shows that Islam covers a multitude of forms and practices which are woven into daily existence in complex and sometimes almost invisible ways. Gilsenan explores a variety of social worlds all claiming Islamic affiliation: the feudal aristocracy of northern Lebanon, the working class Sufi brotherhoods of Egypt, and the new bourgeoisies of Algeria and Morocco |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 288 pages 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1860644090 |
Recognizing Islam religion and society in the modern middle east